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October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM) — a time to raise awareness, support survivors, and honor the progress made to end domestic violence.
If you or someone you know is experiencing abuse, help is available 24/7.
Call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233), dial 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, or text “HELLO” to 741741 for immediate support.
You are not alone. Help is here. Healing is possible. Your safety and healing matter. Reach out—help is just a call or text away.
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When life gets busy, it's easy to delay or even skip important health screenings. But the longer cancer goes undetected, the more opportunity it has to grow and spread. Regular screenings are the best way to detect cancer early, when it is easier to treat.
Black women are disproportionately affected by more aggressive subtypes, such as triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) and inflammatory breast cancer, and we are more likely to be diagnosed at younger ages and at more advanced stages of the disease.
It's important to educate and empower ourselves with knowledge and resources to combat breast cancer and improve our health outcomes.
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Black men are nearly 70% more likely to develop prostate cancer and twice as likely to die from it compared to white men. Starting prostate cancer screening earlier can help catch the disease sooner, when treatment is most effective.